Management

This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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How nursing salaries stack up

In 2018, the average annual salary for a registered nurse came in at $80,000, according to a new survey from Medscape.

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Kaiser Permanente workers ratify new agreement

Roughly 57,000 unionized workers in California from Kaiser Permanente have ratified a new agreement with the healthcare nonprofit. The agreement, which ended a scheduled strike in October by the workers amid negotiations for a new workforce contract, was announced at the end of September.

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Warren will soon reveal how to pay for Medicare for all

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a presidential candidate, has said she will soon reveal how she plans to pay for a Medicare for all health system as part of her platform, Politico reported.

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Intelerad workflow solution to include Zebra Medical Vision’s AI offerings

Intelerad Medical Systems and Zebra Medical Vision have announced a new partnership involving Intelerad’s Odyssey workflow management solution.

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Centene, Walgreens, RxAdvance form PBM model

Centene, Walgreens and RxAdvance have teamed up to form a pharmacy benefit management model to boost transparency and achieve better health outcomes with lower costs, the companies announced.

Hospital payments have dropped $250B

Payments to hospitals have been reduced by more than $250 billion over the last decade, according to a recent study.

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Adopting AI no walk in the park for healthcare providers

The rise of AI is an exciting change for healthcare providers all over the world, but implementing these groundbreaking technologies still comes with its fair share of significant challenges.  

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AMA, industry groups urge Congress to act on surprise billing

The American Medical Association has joined forces with 110 other healthcare industry groups representing hundreds of thousands of physicians to urge Congress to find a balanced approach to surprise medical billing legislation.

Around the web

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.